M37, out of Lawrence-Berkeley National Lab, is seeking five top innovators to join M37's founding cohort. Acceptance into the program offers:

An M37 Project Leader position at Berkeley Lab with full employee benefits (maximum five year term)

$500k of seed funding over two years to crystallize your vision and secure additional project support

A process and support network to aid in technology development and in evaluating optimal partners and path to impact

Additional program help with proposal writing, project management, partnerships, and strategy

M37 Project Leaders will have a unique mandate for high operational speed and collaboration across the Berkeley Lab ecosystem. Their explicit goal is to develop technologies for successful transition out of the Lab by the end of their term. Seed funding is intended to cover the Project Leader's salary and preliminary project expenses.Projects must have clear end-of-term objectives that position technologies for long term impact on Berkeley Lab and the Department of Energy's mission to create reliable, clean, and affordable energy solutions.

Submit the application materials by August 15, 2014 to receive consideration in the first round of reviews. More info via Gigaom or at the M37 Website